Luke 18:17
New Testament • 11 words with Strong's data
"Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אָמַר
ʼâmar
to say (used with great latitude)
אִישׁ
ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
לָקַח
lâqach
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
מַלְכוּ
malkûw
dominion (abstractly or concretely)
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
מְעַט
mᵉʻaṭ
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
יֶלֶד
yeled
something born, i.e. a lad or offspring
חָכָם
châkâm
wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
שָׁם
shâm
there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
Key Terms in This Verse
אִישׁ ʼîysh
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Study H376 →Cross References
And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.
Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.
As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
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